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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-02

wish somebody who could would tell
me what special fascination there is in a
mcager lunch, with tea or coffee, for peo-
pie who spend hundreds of dollars n week
to run their home tables; that even the
wealthieSt and best folks in society will
pull and push and almost tear each
others clothes Off to get cup of poor
tea, or thin ham sandwich, or half
dozen raw sacrificing breeding
self respect and all the Usual eonrtesies
due from one individual to another on
such occasions for this motlicum of re-
frcslment? 1t may seem ridiculous, but
1t If nevertheless true, that some ladies
have tasted for forty-eight hours to get
their appetites in trim for an afternoon
tea or an evening entertainment where
they expected particularly good table.
And when the evening came these
ladies were not alone with their unwhct-
ted appetites. There We're others there,
too, crushing to the front themselves, or
sendihe their male friends to joStle and
jolt and struggle with each other for the
coveted eiiblcs. Sitting on stairvays
and clustered inhallways, bellies and mat
rons who would scorn such an indignity
III the privacy of their own houses, sip
their tea or surround the slippery oyster
and seem perfectly content. See the Eac-
riiices made for this little free lunch.
Ladies forgetting their manners ard gem
hemen wrecliing their nerves and putting
themselves into perspiration besides mink
ing positive vIllgariaus of themselves, for
a plateful or cupful of refreshnfent that
might be had Mt any restaurant for 15
cents or at the utmost 25.-Cor. Globe
Democrat
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EXECUTION OF WOMEN.
Methods of Capital Punishment In oidcn
-Times-varIous Laws.

Methods OF Capital Punishment I'm oiden
Times-TarIous Laws.
In tire early days of England men were
700 humane to execute women, but they
drowned them. During the reign of
Henry III, however, woman was
hanged, but as she did not die after being
on the gibbet for a day, they cut her
down and she was granted pardon.
Adulterous women and sorceresses were
drowned or smothered in mud. Stones
were fastened to their neeks to prevent
their swimming, or they were scwed up
in sacks. Sometimes they were drowned
in company with cat, dog and n
snake. The Anglo-Saxons drowned wo-
men guilty of theft. The criminal was
thrown from the cliff or submerged. In
the Tenth century n woman was drowned
at London bridge. Women were pun
ished by drowning in Scotland. In 1900
Grisseli Matllon was condemned by the
high court of Edinburgh ..to be taken 10
the north lock and there drowned till she
be dead.
A memorable instance of drowning oc-
CURED Mt Bavaria, Oct. II, 1896. Agnes
Bernaurian, wife of Duke Albert the
Pious, was dropped off the bridge of tho
city of Strasburg into the Danube. by
order of hcr father. She appears not
" nave DSSu put HllO Il SiCA- anu ice
limbs not to have been securely bound,
for she rose to the surface of the water
and SWAN to the shore crying '.hclp,"
''hclp,' but the exccutioncr put a long
pole into her hair and kept her down.
According TO the Danish laws, women
were buried alive for theft. method of
punishment not unknown in Franco. In
1881 Marete Duplas was scourgcd and
subjected to this cruel death, at Abbcville,
and in 1460 woman named Perotte
Mauger, n notorious thief and receiver of
stolen goods was, by order of the provost
of Paris, buried alive in front of the glib
bet in that city. In ancient German his
tory VIC read of female criminals BEING
impaled in the mud and, in comparatively
recent years, the remains of several bodies
have been found to prove the truth OF
this assertion. In early England cook
once poisoned fourteen persons. The au-
thorities did not believe they had pun
ishment sufficiently severe for her case,
SO law was passed making her crime
punishable by being boiled to DEATH
The Earth
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Another great clock has been added TO
the lorologicaI wonders of the worId-a.
piece of mechanism that viii vie with the
elaborate marvel of Strasburg cathedral,
and put the professional curiosity of
BeTne Tower into the shade. The latest
effort of the renowned Christian Martin,
of Gfllingen, IN the Black Forest, is said,
in its way to sltfpass anything of the
kind yet attempted. It Is three and one
half metres high, two and three-quarters
broad, and shows the seconds, minutes,
quarter hours, hours, days, weeks,
months, the four seasons, the years and
leap years until the Inst sound of the year
99. .999 of the Christian era.
Moreover, It tells ON its face the cor
rect time for various attitudes, together
with the phases of the moon and n variety
of useful information generally confined
to the pages of an ALMANAC.
1t also contains vast number of work
ing figures representing the life of man,
the creed of Clmistendom and the ancient
Pagan and Teutonic nIythologies. Sixty
separaty and indiyidualized statucttes
strike the sixty minutes. Death is rep
resented Us IN HoIbein's famous dance, in
the form of skeleton. In aIsotiier part
appear the twelve apostles, the seven
nttses Of n1an, modelled after the desCrip-
ton of Shakespeare. the fOur seasons, the
twelve signs of the Zodiac, and so on.
During the night time 4 Svatchman sal
lies forth and blows the hour upon the
hornj while at sunrise clanticleer ap-
pears and crows Justify. The cuckoo
also calls, but only once ycar-on tho
first day in spring. Besides these figures
there is n whole series of movable figures
in enamel, exhibiting in succession tho
seven days of creation and the fourteen
stations of the cross, AT certain hour
little sacristan rings bell in the spirc
and kneels down and folds his hands as
if in prayer; and. above all, the musical
works are said to have sweet and de-
icious. fiutelike tone.-St. James
Gazette
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Treatment of N "Stye.w

There is row of small glands which
discharge an oily material for Intoxicating
purposes along the edge of each eyelid.
Whenever the outlet of one of these
glands becomes closed, inflammation be-
gins and ..stye" is the result These
are troublesome, sometimes painful.
When .'stye' begins to form, shown
by swelling and Fedness of point on the
edge OF the lid applications of cloths
wrung out of water as hot as can be
borne often rapidly stop tIIe progress Of
the inflammation, probably by freeing
the outlet of the gland. When matter
forms, shown by the appearance of a
yellow point, it should be opened at once.
Sometimes Il small cyst or sac, filed with
fluid, forms in the substance of the carti-
lagc of one of the lids There may be
more than one, forming little hard
nodulcs. which are unsightly. Whenever
inflammation occurs in them nlatter
(pus) is formed, and there is much pain.
Whenever they form they should be cut
into and their contents removed, The
sac that lines the cyst should be taken
away at the same time, to prevent re-
newal of the trouble by its reiilling.-
Globe Democrat
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National Tunes i'm France.

Gen. BouIanger has supplied the bands
of the French army with a complete
collection of the national music OF all
countries. When the emperor of Brazil
visited Paris some years ago considerable
difficulty was experienced III hunting, up
the national anthem of Brazil, and It
is to guard against similar trouble that
the great war minister has armed the
buglers with the material in question.
The list, of conrse. is long. II includes
the war song of the japanese, tho lode
to Kosciusco, - the favOrite song of tho
Poles, and the "March Of Rakocsy, =
which has so often reused the e1,fhu-
siasnl Of hungarian poets and patriots.
Hail Columbia" is there. too So is
ttGod Save the Queen, : which is said to
be a French air. originally composed In
honor of Louis XIV, and in time stolen,
captured or borrowed by Handel. who
presented it to George I of England.
And, by the way it is a sort of semi
official tune IN this country, too. and is
called america Now York Sun.
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DevoutIy to pe yI.hali.

81 firmly believe that n way of ridding
the lungs of the tubercular bacilli of con.
sumption viii yet be discovered, = said a
wen known medical man recently THAT
there is an agency tlnougb which this
may be accomplished have not tho least
dOIbt, How or when tins will be tIisccy--
cred no one knows, but many minds GRE
actively yet secretly at work ON the sl:b-
jecty Ny impression, however. is that It
HriI be an accident that viii reveal the
method to successfully combat and over
come the consumption seed, HIne-tenths
of the human race have inert, f not
active, consumption, and when q snccess-
full counteractant Is discovered predict
that the average life of man viii be IN
SEeaSeQ ID per cent Chicago Herald
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Disseminated Montana I,oys.

Most of the cowboys looked upon their
coming to Montana to head cattle as tho
mistake of their lives. The glowing
stories of thrilling adventures and suddcn
wealth of the cowboys life which are
common m the east are in most cases re-
sponsible for their entering the guild, but
the reality is quite different matter,
Many of the economical ones have been
enabled by their savings to return to their
eastern homes.
People who have not been through the
bad lands have but faint conception of
the utter desolation and worthlessness of
a cowboy home. He is roasted in sum-
rucr and frozen in winter. The lands can
never be used for anything but grazing,
and the distances are therefore something
immense. One popularity of the country
makes rapid riding very difficult, not
to say dangerous. undertaking. The
earth is SO frinble that tiny watercourse
will speedily cut for itself deep gully.
or ''coolie, rs it is called, the depth of
winch when filled with snow is entirely
problematical A IlorseInan who rides
with a cowboys recklcssncss may sud-
denly find himself at the bottom of a six
or eight foot coolic, with his horse on top
of him, and no way of getting out--if he
happens to be still alive-save tunnelIine
up to the head of the stream through the
snow. Then one of your bronclio's feet
is as likely as not to sink suddenly two
feet down into coyotes hole when he is
going at a furious pace. Result: Hislcgs
snap off like a pipe stem. and you are shot
through the air to point far beyond, and
picked up more dead than alive. Tie
water is generally bitter witII alkali. and
scorclles your throat as your swallow it;
there is little to eat, and that is hard to
get-Tonah Enterprise.
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Of New Yorls .society'l ho,v. .dla ha Inap.


of New York society," How did he hap-
pen tocome here:''
ssWho lnows?'' / said IN reply.
t'Perhaps the man who gave him this
thrust sent to discover if it was mortal. -
The janitor agreed to watch the rest of
the night and went to bed.
About noon the next day Twas awak-
ened by an officer summoning me to APP
pear before the coroner's jury.
told what had occurred under my OBJ
seryation, but made no reference to the
medallion or the card case out of respect
to Harry's evident wishes. The coach
man could not be found.
4 DIR. Van Horn testified that his servant
bad given him directions, which had been
received from another servant. Who had
sent for the doctor could not be discov-
cred, and there could be found NO clew to
solving the mystery.
Two days later we buried Harry Ca
prelli. a few distant relatives and a lit
tle group of fellow Bohemians followed
his body to the grave.
The next morning in The Times APP
peared the local note:
MFR. Walter Herrick, who has been
missed at the Apollo club for the last few
days, is out again, though still compelled
to carry his arm IN a sling. he slipped
on the steps of che club house a few
nights since and sprainedl his wrist
badly
Not far from this among the society
notes were the lines:
Miss Helen Harpleigh, one of the
most charming of the ladies who enliven
the social season for a month or two each
year, has gone back to Washington and
will not return this season. 81
There were also few lines devoted to
Harry's death and burial.
was firmly convinced that Miss Harp
leigh's departure and Mr. Herrick' IS indis-
position were connected with Harry Is
death.
But did not attempt to establish my
suspicion. should have felt guilty in
doing SO contrary to Harry's wishes.
A few months later happened to pick
up the card case, which had lain in a
drawer in my desk. a small picture fell
out of it. It had evidently been slipped
in behind the lining and had escaped. my
notice. 1 saw at glancc that it vas a
tiny photograph of Helen Harpleigh. AS
1 looked at it an idea struck me. 1 COW
cred the face with my hand, and then /
saw clearly that the hair was the same as
that ON the crushed medallion.-John
Nitchic in New York News.
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why tii. Eyes GROW 7Treo.

People speak about their eyes being
tired, meaning that tho retina or srains
portion Of the eye IS fatiguctI, btrf suc5
is not flic easGr as Glc Fetina hardly ever
gets tired. The fatigue IS IN the inner
and other muscles attaclleCffo tho eyeIs,If
and the muscle of accommodation, Which,
surrounds the lens of the eve. EIscn n
near object IS 20 be- fooI1edl at tIai.s II1nscIe.
reiaxes and allows ale'Iens To fEiicI,er In
ereasins itsrtfractiye power. Thc, innt.re
and outer muscles arc used in coycriro,
the eye on the object to lie looked at. fI,e
inner one being especially rised when n
Iacar object is looked at II Is IN. ffit.
three muscles mentioned that tho GrtfSgT,,.
Is felt. and relief IS secured t,4n,,oT,SiIS
by closing the eyes or gsizin,.at far dis
tant objects. The ususI Indication, oe
strain is retinesof the rfifno of tho eyeiiSi.
betoke1iing eoneested state Of. Die fi,s,..r-
surface, accompanied with sor,,s. min.
spnlsslnes. this Nseariness. Indicate. tI,e.,
need OF glasses rightly atiafte.E =, if.,e.-
person, and iniefher sasss,tIie- trt,t. nom
eds y. to- massage tho eve and Ifs s,Ir--
rounding. Is far anlay Lc1sifli i.sn,E
wet nseold water. - Herald of Health
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Manual Training e1a.sns..

1t has been noticed in tile public manual
training classes of tho Boston schools flat
the children of the wealthy and tllosc Of
the poor derive the most benefit from filc,
instruction. and perform aleir task in
carpentry with the greatest c1ecfRess.
The children of the rich arc pleased With
the novelty of the tools. and ilosc Of tho
peor are excited TO ambition for The sal.c
of future gain, and come Iyy inheritance
to certain aptncss IN tools. The cliildfcn
of the middle class secm to take less in
terest in the subject of manual training,
Chicago Times.
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A CARD

U NOW We, that by the payment of
N S22T 40 am permitted to sell in
tOxicstiHs liquors at my house. To The
wife who has drunkard for husband,
or friend who is unfortunately dissipa-
ted, say eIDphatlGally, give me notice
IN such gases in which you are interest
ed, and all such persons shall be exclu-
ded from my place. Let mothers, faith
ers, sisters and brothers do likewise,
and the request shall be regarded.
pay heavy tax for the privilege of sell
TEg ubisky and other liquors. and want
it distinctly understood that 1 have no
desire to sell to minors oE drunkards, or
to the poor and destitute. much pro-
fer that they save their money and put
it where it will do the Hsoss good. There
are gentlemen of honor and men OF
money, who can afford it, and it is with
those desire to trade. : would say to
those who wish to trade with me, and
can afford, come, and i Will tTeat you
gentIen1anIy and cOurteousEy.
Respectfully
feb, I7-Fys JOS. HEN.
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nnRIVaVYuD be r.ade Cut this eur and +eturn
MNtkNlt " to u.s. and will send you free. some
MBltE thing Of great ySiae aud importance q. s,,e;
ness which viii bring yoiitn more money right away
than anyshing eIse IN this world Any one can do
the work and live AZ home. Either sex; all ages
Something new, that jtIs5 COINS money for all work
We viii start your capital rot needed. This IS
Of the genuine, important chances of lifetime.
TIllse who are ambitious and enrerpris5hg will not
delzy. 6Ssandout6e free. Address TRuE & Co.,
AdguEta, Maine.
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aene GraM. - I,,fnr.-

George Alfred fesrnsend says that Gen.
Grant eould stand tery little liquor. If
he toek a glass of wine it became a cloud
upon his otherwise clear and devoted
faculties. s.Grant was one of fl,es fc,,,
men IN whom nature had worked so
healthfuIly that his system could nerer
contain liquor without mutiny. .,,'-C-bi-
caeo Herald.
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s'Darling, $ she said, and ber white hsbdfe1
As lightly as an On gels On liy brow.
: ! will be true To one I love g vel u
As ] do you--and for tho n e. - *, 8 tE
Fond heart. believe ine, ivill1 tell you now,
You are the one TINT ~ ltf,D ? III
"For why! 1 could not ten You u tried,
g So, fond heart, be content With Hlnt ] sny--
And quiet all your fears and heart s unrest,
For all the time, forever and a day
You are the one that 1ioye best -
a4;si5sa s99a George wilwot Harris
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The new state department, nt Washing.
ton has 150 rooms and cost s. GOO. 600.
The new wsr department las 173 1,por,s
and cost $500, 600. Tho building I,ss
41o windows. t4-'s
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An nlinois citizen became. el,t f,t,sisst;;S..
upon inst seeing tie Atlantic. ocean
M NJ N.Y. ne said, III S immense
" Ili. y l1rsalEle i would make If it woul.R
oniY ktien std: II.sasef Eazars
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where the Edeiweis. tstews.

The Emperor William has aIways re-
GREETED that he has nevercbeen able with
his own hands to pluck an elelweiss. Al
loyal Syrian now tells him that there is
a spot, probably the only spot in the
world accessible by carriage. where the
edelwciss grows, In a charming country
at the foot of the HoeIechwab- mountain
lies the little town of >Adenz. whence by
a comfortable carriage road the traveller
can easily reach the spot where the finest
edelveiss IN found IN surprisingly large
q1antihes York Tribune.
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U0VIeamlive at ksuse;. and mike more money at
VIII work for uss than anything else in rhiS
Nut world Capital not needed you are started
~ free Both sexes-all ages. Any
do the work Large eaFniagS sure from hist start
Costly outfit and terms free Better not delay
Costs you'nothinE to send US your address and hhd
out. Il VOC you Vill do 50 at once Address
H. HALtErT Z Co, Portland, Maine.
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Changed Hands.
STORTZ H(ITEL

III AS been renovated and refurnished
IL for the aecOHodation of guests.-
Free bus to and srona 3iT trains and
steamboats,. Rates $500 per day.
r w STERLING, Proprietor.
april 2I-ff
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Serpent ekin Is coming into fashion as
i covering for books.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-03
The Ladies' Charity Bali.

The Gaaies of the Benevolent Society
no-lsy announce their great annual ball.
To tnke place Et Armory Hall in the
Nutt block on Main street. The date
is February 18th, which is Thursday,
two weeks from to-day. In the interim
these good angels of mercy viii be busy
I'm The sometimes not too pleasant task
rf selling tickets from place to place in
the Gty- These ladies' perform In the
phHr great deal OF most arduous toll
i1r the sirk and unfortunate in this
rurnmnniiy. With them it is q labor
of lowe. and 1t is done without hope
luf E,ry sart of benefit or reward to them
SELVES Many are the wanderers, the
poEn, the afflicted, in divers ways vino
Ers inelpad by the ladies. The business
men pf Los Angeles are too gallant, too
Liberal and too urbRne not To receive the
fRSiias I'M such way As 10 make this
tRsk as little burdensone 10 them as is
possible under the circumstances.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-03
&Hy. Occidcnral!

The Tact mas just been made public that
M Last there has been established in this
city q place where the high Hvers, and the
wisft1rs Rbd people who dire out OCCASION
aliy may go out and get O. first class dinner
with their wives and faI-ilies, and friends.
such is the Occidental Restaurant just
,epenad by Mr.. Fred A Hin, late Of san
francisco. The Occidental is situated at
'3Ds \. Main street, with the main entrance
nj No. . Arcadia street. The dining room is
double and is fitted up in elegant style in
all its Departments, and VIII compare with
ituything IN 5En Francisco as TO comfort and
elegance To make things more pleasing
THE proprietor has secured the assistance OF
Mir r. M. BLACK. formerly OF the st. Elmo
and mnny other leading hotels of this coast,
lRs head ssewErd, ana under aim are the best
look tng and politest waters in the word.
The kitrhen is presided over BY Mr.. Young,
lnte cilief cook OF the Occidental Hotel,
San Fraacisoo. Thus in all departments il
is bon ton, and if you have 10 dine out 20
whsre yen viii get the best. Boys taie
y0ur girls, married men take your
WIVES RS you will find place long looked
5or, herald 1he fact TO your friends that yoa
hHTe 60Hnd the Black-HiLtsi at the Osc;-
dBlItal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-03
Pomona, Pomona! Pomona.

P0m0na! Pomona! Ponaona!
Saturday. Saturday Saturday.
Round trip 81.
Round trip 81.
Grandest excursion ever known. Elegant
lots, perfect wster rights, peuty of water,
level lands. Hotel avenue. adjoining ousi-
uess property.
The home of the orange and vine.
The lemon aud fig:
The dwelling place of the Goddess of
Fruit
Auction sale of lots on Saturday, Febru.
arv 5th.
Saturday, February 5th.
saturday, February 5th.
| An elegant free lunch. Brass bsnd OF 2l
pieces accompanies the excursion. and
| there will be
| Given away three lots.
| Given away three lots.
| Given away three lots.
| Every purchaser receives a ticket enti-
Ting him to one chance Drawing takes
place in the presence of all Immediately a.
Ter the sale.
Pomona ard return,
s1.0o
Tickets fer sale st Jones & Peyton's Office,
rooms and 2, ~ N. spring; Lewis Bros,
| 1e1 and los. n. Spring: Jonn G. Bell & Co,
auctioneers. room IL. Temple block; ). p.
| L. L. Office.
Train leaves Commercial-street depot
Saturday. February ). 1887.
| Per order
Los ANGELES LAND ASSOCIATION.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-03
Hcaple,s Aserr.

Anung the msny special attractions that
We offer the trading public to-day. aslce
frurn those to be found ON display, will be \
lime lOlf double iold cashmeresin all the new
SURFING khBdes, blacks included, DC a yard
new goods Just opened.
SingielwiGth half wool dress goods in q
war stIty 0i stripes, plains and figures al 15o.
Black brocnded silks at Sac a yaId-goods
we rBtail daily a. 81 ID
All Our cDlOred dress silks, 9Sc a yard.
Extrn fine blenched muslin % Yards for 81
New styles dress ginghams s. sc, former
1riers 1H.e.
CHrItun flannel. Hnba cached, nc.
Extra quRlitv, taped-edge curtain net 2Jc.
Ladies' sulid-c0lOr cashmere hose Soc.
Ladies iburtUned) kid or pebble shoes
81 81. SrlenGid value. Childrens' schooi
shoes, s5c. Ladies French Kid button shoes
k2-5.
Hsvvs' felt hats &c, were 81 ~
Mems scarlet shirts OF drawers 81. worth
El75.
FaDcy brucnded velve Gems. very neat aEd
genteel. 50c.
aBta Brown blan kets SIS.
PEgTIE'S STnRx